Gujarat Public Universities Act, 2023
(1) The Academic Council shall be the principal academic authority of the university and shall be responsible for regulating and maintaining the standards of teaching, research and evaluation in the university. It shall also be responsible for laying down the academic policies in regard to maintenance and improvement of standards of teaching, research, extension, collaboration programme in academic matters and evaluation of workload of the teachers, under policy guidance of Board of Management and Executive Council. (2) The Academic Council shall meet as and when required, but not less than four times in a year. (3) The tenure for members of Academic Council shall be of two and half years. (4) The Academic Council shall consist of the following members, namely: - Members (a) the Vice-Chancellor - Chairperson; (b) the Registrar – Member-Secretary; (c) Deans of Faculties and Associate Deans (if any); (d) the Controller of Examination; (e) the Finance and Accounts Officer; (f) the Vice-Chancellor shall nominate the following members, as per the recommendations of a special committee appointed by him on seniority basis and also on the basis of additional criteria as may be prescribed by the Statutes: — (i) eight Principals of conducted, autonomous or affiliated/constituent colleges which are accredited B+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or National Board of Accreditation (NBA), as the case may be, out of whom one shall be woman and one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-Notified Tribes (Vimukta Jaits) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class, by rotation, on seniority basis: Provide that for The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; one Principal of constituent colleges which are accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or National Board of Accreditation (NBA), as the case may be; (ii) two university professors, out of whom one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-Notified Tribes (Vimukta Jaits) or Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class, by rotation, on seniority basis; (iii) one head of a recognised institution, by rotation, on seniority basis; (g) two teachers, representing each faculty, with not less than fifteen years of teaching experience to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor, out of whom one shall be a person belonging Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or De-Notified Tribes (Vimukta Jaites) / Nomadic Tribes or Other Backward Class provided that the reservation per faculty shall be decided by drawing lots: Provided that, out of the teachers representing each faculties, under this clause, one shall be a woman, to be decided by the Board of Management; (h) one representative of management nominated by the Board of Management: Provided that for The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda this clause shall not be applicable; (i) Eight eminent experts from the institutes or organisations of national repute, such as Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Indian Institute of Management, Indian Space Research Organisation, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Council for Social Research, Industrial Associations, Indian Olympic Association and allied fields and as much as possible representing all the faculties, nominated by Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the State Government; (j) Chairpersons of Board of Studies; (k) an eminent person from The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry [GCCI] in the field of business and industry can be a member, as nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. At least one-third of the total members to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor shall be women.